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Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Lead the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards Film Nominations
Stranger Things and Severance Top the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards TV Nominations
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) is pleased to announce their nominations for the 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards, honoring outstanding achievements by artisans whose remarkable work elevates the art of storytelling across film and television. This year’s nominees represent an exceptional range of creative talent that include studio blockbusters, critically acclaimed independent features, and some of the most celebrated series on television. The nominees reflect the extraordinary contributions of the artists whose work resonates with audiences around the globe.
This year’s Astra Creative Arts Awards nominees were selected by two nominating committees. The committees consisted of a wide range of industry professionals including actors, artisans, critics, directors, entertainment journalists, and publicists, all of whom are members of the Hollywood Creative Alliance. The 2025 Astra Creative Arts Awards will take place on Thursday, December 11, 2025 with a venue to be revealed in the upcoming days.
On the film side, the 2025 nominations highlight a remarkable year in cinema defined by ambition and meticulous craftsmanship. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners received the most nominations of any film submitted, earning a total of eleven. Wicked: For Good closely followed with ten nominations, while Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein rounded out the top three with nine. In total, twenty-eight films were recognized across fourteen creative arts categories. Each of the nominated films showcases a wide range of artistry, precision, and innovation that sits at the core of great filmmaking. The members of the HCA look forward to celebrating the individuals and teams whose work brought depth, scale, and emotional power to the big screen.
On the television side, the HCA is delighted to recognize a wide variety of returning hit series as well as some new ones. Fan favorites such as Stranger Things, Severance, and Wednesday appear alongside standout newcomers that include Pluribus, The Pitt, and Alien Earth. The nominated series can be found across key craft categories including Casting, Choreography, Production Design, Main Title Design, Score, Makeup, Hairstyling, Stunts, Sound, and Visual Effect. This year’s nominees remind us of the innovation and excellence of today’s most compelling and bingeworthy television storytelling.
A complete list of nominations for both film and television can be found below:
Astra Creative Arts Awards Film Categories
Best Casting
Bret Howe and Mary Vernieu – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another (WB)
Douglas Aibel & Nina Gold – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Francine Maisler – Sinners (WB)
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme (A24)
Yngvill Kolset Haga & Avy Kaufman – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Best Cinematography
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners (WB)
Dan Lausten – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Darius Khondji – Marty Supreme (A24)
Lukasz Zal – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another (WB)
Best Costume Design
Kate Hawley – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Lindsay Pugh – Hedda (Amazon MGM)
Malgosia Turzanska – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Małgorzata Karpiuk – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Ruth E. Carter – Sinners (WB)
Best Film Editing
Andy Jurgensen – One Battle After Another (WB)
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein – Marty Supreme (A24)
Kim Sang-Beom and Kim Ho-Bin – No Other Choice (Neon)
Michael P. Shawver – Sinners (WB)
Myron Kerstein – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Olivier Bugge Coutté – Sentimental Value (Neon)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Scott Barnes – Kiss of the Spider-Woman (Roadside)
Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, and Shunika Terry – Sinners (WB)
Erica Villanueva – Waltzing with Brando (Iconic Events Releasing)
Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat, and Jason Collins – Weapons (WB)
Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier, and Laura Blount – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Marketing Campaign
Good Fortune (Lionsgate)
Sinners (WB)
Superman (WB)
The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Weapons (WB)
Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Original Song
“Clothed by the Sun” – Music and Lyrics by Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
“Golden” – Music and Lyrics by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24 and TEDDY – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
“I Lied to You” – Music and Lyrics by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (WB)
“No Place Like Home” – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
“Train Dreams” – Music and Lyrics by Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams (Netflix)
Best Production Design
Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock – The Phoenician Scheme (Focus Features)
Cara Brower & Stella Fox – Hedda (Amazon MGM)
Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton – Hamnet (Focus)
Hannah Bleacher & Monique Champagne – Sinners (WB)
Nathan Crowley & Lee Sandales – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Tamara Deverell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Hedda (Amazon/MGM)
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another (WB)
Ludwig Göransson – Sinners (WB)
Max Richter – Hamnet (Focus Features)
Nicholas Britell – Jay Kelly (Netflix)
Best Second Unit Director
Adam Somner – One Battle After Another (WB)
Fernando Funan Chien – The Accountant 2 (Amazon MGM)
Hadie DeJesus – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Townson Wells – Weapons (WB)
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Best Sound
Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Greg Chapman (Production Sound MIxer) – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Michael Babcock, Tony Lamberti, Jeff Sawyer, Katie Halliday, Chris Diebold, Trevor Gates – KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio, and Tony Villaflor – One Battle After Another (WB)
Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco, and David V. Butler – Sinners (WB)
Jeremy Peirson, Thomas Jones, Jeffrey Murias, Jeremy Peirson, and Carlos Sanches – The Long Walk (Lionsgate)
Nancy Nugent Title, John Marquis, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes and Jack Dolman – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Best Stunts
Frankenstein (Netflix)
How to Train Your Dragon (Universal)
Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
One Battle After Another (WB)
Superman (WB)
The Accountant 2 (Amazon MGM)
Best Stunt Coordinator
Andy Gill – Sinners (WB)
Eli Zagoudakis & Marshall Virtue – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Frank Blake – Dead Man’s Wire (Row K)
Jo McLaren – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Thom Khoury Williams – Bugonia (Focus)
Wade Eastwood – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount)
Best Visual Effects
Ivan Moran – Black Phone 2 (Universal)
Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets and, José Granell – Frankenstein (Netflix)
Christian Manz, Glen McIntosh, Andy Kind, and Terry Palmer – How to Train Your Dragon (Universal)
David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Simone Coco, and Neil Corbould – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal)
Stephane Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, and Guy Williams – Superman (WB)
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Anthony Smith, Dale Newton, and Paul Corbould – Wicked: For Good (Universal)
Astra Creative Arts Awards TV Nominees:
Best Casting
Adolescence (Netflix)
Dexter: Resurrection (Paramount+)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Paper (Peacock)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Best Choreography
Gen V (Prime Video)
Robin Hood (MGM+)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Cinematography
Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Landman (Paramount+)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Costume Design
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO Max)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz)
Robin Hood (MGM+)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Gilded Age (HBO)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Editing
Black Rabbit (Netflix)
Landman (Paramount+)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Best Hairstyling
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Chad Powers (Hulu)
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Severance (Apple TV)
Task (HBO)
The Gilded Age (HBO)
Best Main Title Design
Dexter: Resurrection (Paramount+)
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
The Residence (Netflix)
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Best Makeup
Andor (Disney+)
Chad Powers (Hulu)
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Original Song
“Best Time Ever” – Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (Apple TV)
“Dream Come True” – Zombies 4 (Disney+)
“Oh Lord” – Peacemaker (HBO Max)
“Adam Sandler’s Song” – 50 Years (NBC)
“Funny How The Universe Works – The Runarounds (Prime Video)
“Senior Year” – The Runarounds (Prime Video)
Best Production Design
Landman (Paramount+)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Score
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (MGM+)
Severance (Apple TV)
Squid Game (Netflix)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Task (HBO)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Best Sound
Alien Earth (FX)
Black Rabbit (Netflix)
Gen V (Prime Video)
Landman (Paramount+)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Best Stunts
Gen V (Prime Video)
Reacher (Prime Video)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (Prime Video)
Tulsa King (Paramount+)
Best Visual Effects:
Alien Earth (FX)
Andor (Disney+)
Bono: Stories of Surrender (Apple TV)
Gen V (Prime Video)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Wednesday (Netflix)
About The Astra Awards:
The Astra Awards, presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements in entertainment and media. The HCA’s mission is to foster a supportive and inclusive community where professionals from all areas of the industry can connect, collaborate, and champion one another. The current guild membership includes actors, artisans, creatives, critics, directors, gamers, journalists, podcasters, publicists, producers, writers, and other industry professionals,
The Hollywood Creative Alliance is now accepting new members from all areas of the entertainment industry. To learn more about membership opportunities and our upcoming award ceremonies, please visit TheAstras.com.
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